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Chapter 38: The Emperor and Military Power! (More updates please support!!!)
Just as he was thinking about it, Wang Xiantong also took out a booklet.

"Your Highness, this is the account book of the Front Military Governor's Office. I have also brought it with me."

"According to the instructions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I also dismissed a group of the elderly, weak, and sick after returning."

"The current actual number of troops in the Front Army Commandery is 6,300, with 1,200 horses, 650 muskets, 50 cannons, and all kinds of supplies are all listed here."

Immediately afterwards, Ma Bao handed Wang Xiantong's booklet to Zhu Cilang.

After reading it, Zhu Cilang's expression didn't change much.

Because he could probably guess these.

Overall, it’s still too miserable!

And if the Front Military Governor's Office is in this situation, then the other four Governor's Offices will probably be even worse.

It seems that military system reform is inevitable, and I don’t know when Li Banghua will be able to come!
Reforming the military system still depends on him!

"By the way, Your Highness, there is something I'm not sure whether I should tell you."

Suddenly at this moment, Li Guozhen spoke hesitantly.

Zhu Cilang glanced at him, then chuckled and said:
"You are all my loyal followers, so just say whatever you want to say!"

"No matter what you say, I won't blame you."

Li Guozhen then spoke:

"Since yesterday, the Ministry of War has sent two groups of people to the Beijing Camp, saying they want to investigate the camp's manpower and weaponry."

"But without the Crown Prince's order, I dare not agree to them, so I have remained closed-door."

"It's just that time has passed, and I have a feeling something might happen, so I want to ask His Royal Highness what to do next."

As soon as he said this, Wang Xiantong beside him quickly said:

"Your Highness, the same is true at the Front Military Governor's Office. I will also remain closed to the public."

"But if this continues for a long time, the Ministry of War will definitely become suspicious. I would like to ask for your guidance, Your Highness."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he became thoughtful for a moment.

The military power structure of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of other dynasties. It had both the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commanderies.

The Ministry of War has existed since ancient times, but the Five Military Commission was a department created by Zhu Yuanzhang after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang established the Five Military Commanderies was to weaken and disperse the military power of the Ministry of War.

They exist at the same time, restrict each other, and are not contradictory.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang made an extremely detailed division of power between the two departments.

The Ministry of War has the power to deploy troops, appoint and dismiss generals, promote and demote officers, and train the army.

But the Ministry of War cannot directly command the army to fight.

The Five Military Commandery had the power to command troops in battle, manage military farms, oversee military registration, and elect generals.

In order to check and balance each other, the Five Military Commanderies did not have the power to dispatch troops.

The normal deployment process should be:
The emperor decided to mobilize troops, informed the cabinet, and then issued an imperial edict to the Imperial Stables.

During this period, the cabinet absolutely did not dare to interfere with the emperor's order to mobilize troops. As long as the emperor said to mobilize troops, the cabinet would definitely agree!

After receiving the imperial edict, the Imperial Stables took the edict, the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops, and other tokens to the Ministry of War to announce the edict.

After the Ministry of War confirmed that everything was correct, they would prepare the corresponding logistical supplies and troops in accordance with the contents of the imperial edict and hand them over to the Five Military Commandery.

Finally, after the Five Military Commandery is ready, the army can officially set off.

After the battle, the generals returned their military tokens and authority, and the troops returned to their original positions. The entire process was smooth and unobstructed, without any hindrance!

Although the process is a bit cumbersome, it can ensure that military power is firmly in the hands of the emperor personally.

Be it the Cabinet, the Imperial Stables, the Ministry of War, or the Five Military Commissioners' Office, they could not mobilize any troops without the emperor's consent.

As long as the emperor decides to fight, the cabinet, the Imperial Stables, the Ministry of War, and the Five Military Commissioners' Office can only obey the emperor's orders!

This is the supreme command of the army held by the emperor!

Of course, this system is indeed perfect.

At least before the "Emperor Calling the Gate" Zhu Qizhen, the military power of the Ming Dynasty was indeed firmly controlled by the emperor.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Zhanji.

It was not until the Battle of Tumu that this system was finally broken!

Zhu Qizhen, the "Emperor Who Knocks on the Door", led an army of 200,000 to personally fight against the Oirat Mongols, but ended up annihilating the entire army and even capturing himself as a prisoner!
It was this wave of magical operations that almost destroyed the military power of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

At the same time, all the powerful nobles of the Five Military Commandery were killed in battle!

The new nobles were too young to control the military power.

In the end, the defense of the capital broke out, and Yu Qian, the Minister of War, turned the tide and saved the Ming Dynasty.

The civil officials took the opportunity to use Yu Qian and the Ministry of War to seize military power.

The Five Military Commandery also became a mere formality at that time.

In this way, the balance between the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commanderies was broken, and the Ministry of War became completely dominant.

Not only can it control the military forces of the world, it also controls the Beijing camp and the Five Military Commanderies.

Since then!

Civil officials began to control the military power of the Ming Dynasty!
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty after that could no longer hold the supreme command of the army. Every time they wanted to dispatch troops, they needed to consult with the cabinet and the Ministry of War.

This is a world of difference from before!

You must know that in the past, the emperor could communicate directly with the army, and he could dispatch the army at any time as long as the emperor wanted!

But after the Battle of Tumu, if the emperor wanted to communicate with the army again, he had to go through the cabinet and the civil servants in the Ministry of War.
In this way, the emperor completely lost the supreme command of the army!

Until later, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao, appeared.

Zhu Houzhao could not tolerate the emperor's military power being constrained by the civil officials, so he first delegated power to the eunuchs and raised the "Eight Tigers" to fight with the civil officials in the court.

Afterwards, he built the Leopard House, where he worked, ate, drank and had fun every day, and had no contact with civil officials.

This series of events created an image of him as absurd and playful, causing everyone to let down their guard.

Then, Zhu Houzhao proclaimed himself "Mighty General" Zhu Shou, and in this identity he went to the border at lightning speed and took control of the nine border armies.

By the time the ministers in the court reacted, Zhu Houzhao had already finished fighting with the Mongolian prince.

And successfully defeated the little Mongolian prince!

From this moment on, the border troops of the nine borders fully witnessed Zhu Houzhao's power, which further consolidated Zhu Houzhao's military power.

That’s not all. Later, Zhu Houzhao directly used the border troops to form the emperor’s personal army.

These troops had all fought on the battlefield with Zhu Houzhao, so naturally they would only obey his orders and regarded the orders from the cabinet and the Ministry of War as nonsense.

With this, Zhu Houzhao completely regained the supreme command of the army.

As long as he points to a place on the map, his army will launch an attack directly without being restrained by anyone!
However, no one expected that such a powerful king would die from falling into the water.
After Zhu Houzhao's death, military power returned to the Ministry of War as if nothing had happened.
(End of this chapter)